OBITUARIES

Oct 9, 2022

Margaret Mae Landreth, born February 28, 1930, to Phillip and Emma Shoop in Whitewood, South Dakota, passed away October 9, 2022, at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home, Hay Springs, Nebraska.

Mae married Floyd E. Landreth and together they had seven children: Floyd, Jim, Kenny, Robert, Jerry, Phil, and Lila. Mae worked as a waitress, did house cleaning and...

Oct 4, 2022

Edward Allen Leeling was born July 11, 1951 to Charles (Allen) and Doris Leeling in Lusk, Wyoming.

After graduating from Lusk High School, he attended Sidney Tech.

He did some ranch work until he moved to Scottsbluff and went to work for Nebraska Public Power, where he worked for many years. During that time, he...

Sep 29, 2022

Memorial Services for Dell (Nowlan) Brun of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Chadron, Nebraska.

Burial will be held in Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska.

Dell passed away on September 29, 2022 at Prairie Pines in Chadron, Nebraska.

Sep 29, 2022

Vedah Pearl Galloway was born April 10, 1932, to George Whitcomb and Lola Rawles-Whitcomb.  Vedah passed away at Brown County Hospital, Ainsworth, Nebraska.

Vedah was a graduate of Chadron State College and went on to become a country schoolteacher south of Merriman.  Mack and Vedah were united in marriage February 7, 1954.  She was a bookkeeper for...

Sep 29, 2022

Jack D Billings, 83, died peacefully on September 29, 2022 in Barrington, IL.

He was born March 28, 1939 in Winner, South Dakota. Son of Robert Forth Billings and Wilma (Spidel) Billings Root. Jack served in the United States Navy for 3.5 years aboard the USS Steinaker DDR #863. Always a rebel, he enlisted under false pretenses...

Sep 28, 2022

Gerald S. Blonien, 94, of Hay Springs, Nebraska, passed away on Sept. 28, 2022 at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home in Hay Springs.

Gerald was born on Nov. 9, 1927 to Erwin and Esther Blonien in Moon, Wisconsin. He spent his early childhood in Rudolph, Wisconsin, before his family moved to Hay Springs in 1941.

On...

Sep 25, 2022

Funeral Services for Donald Haden of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska. Burial will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Chadron, Nebraska.

Donald Ray Haden, age 94, passed away September 25, 2022 at his home.

Donald was born September...

Sep 25, 2022

Alice Della (Williams) Lux was born on January 12, 1927 at her grandparent’s house near Crawford, Nebraska. She was the third child and only daughter born to Christopher Alvin (Bill) Williams and Ida Della (Pettipiece) Williams. She grew up on the family place 7 ½ miles from Crawford.

She attended school at the nearby District #100, starting...

Sep 25, 2022

A Celebration of Life for Vernon R. Schlichenmayer of Chadron, Nebraska is pending.

Vernon passed away on September 25, 2022 at Country Side Care in Gordon, Nebraska

Mr. Schlichenmayer was born on September 18, 1929 in Burlington, Colorado

He was 93.

A memorial has been established St....

Sep 24, 2022

Funeral Services for Jodi Witte of Chadron, Nebraska will be held Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Chamberlain Chapel in Chadron, Nebraska. Burial will be held in Greenwood Cemetery.

We are sad to announce the passing of Jodi J. Witte of Chadron NE. She left us peacefully on Sept 24, 2022,...

Sep 16, 2022

Funeral services for 75-year old Linda Darnyll (Nation) Staudenmaier of Harrison, NE will be Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 10:00 AM at Harrison Bible Church in Harrison.

Following the lunch after Linda’s service we will have a burial for both Jim and Linda at the Montrose Cemetery.

Linda Darnyll Staudenmaier was...

Sep 15, 2022

HAY SPRINGS – Christopher Alexander Speirs, 50 of Hay Springs, NE, died Thursday, September 15, 2022 at his home.

A Celebration of Life will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Hay Springs Methodist Church with Nayda Davis officiating. Burial will be at Hay Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Friday at the...

Sep 13, 2022

Marvin George (Tuck) Buckley was born in rural Sioux County Nebraska on November 7th 1933 to Roy and Ople Buckley. He graduated from Sioux County High school in 1952 and went into the US Army. After spending time in Germany, he received an honorable discharge and came home to marry Margie Sternhagen and start a life of husband, father,...

Sep 7, 2022

Geraldine F. Fickel, 83, passed away on September 7, 2022. She died peacefully in her sleep.

Gerry, as she was known, was so much more than the words that can be used to define her. She had an adventurous, curious spirit that guided her approach to life. Gerry would call herself a wife, mother, grandmother,...

Sep 6, 2022

Georgia Daughters was born June 11, 1935, in Custer, SD to Homer and Margaret (Hovelshrud) Westover. Georgia passed away September 6th, 2022, at Bennett County Hospital in Martin, SD. She was 87 years old.

Georgia grew up in rural Martin, SD. Georgia was a very hard worker and made food service into a career. Started working as...

Sep 6, 2022

Agnes Winifred Sasse, 91, long-time resident of Gordon Nebraska, passed away at her beloved ranch on September 6, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.  Agnes was a life-long devout Roman Catholic and a member of St. Leo’s Parish in Gordon, NE.

She was born March 20, 1931, in Rushville, NE – the sixth of eight children born...

Sep 5, 2022

Nanci J. Hartman, age 58, died at her home Monday, September 5, 2022, in Chadron, Nebraska. She is survived by her partner of 17 years Andrew Scherbarth, his children Wayne & Brittany, siblings Kathy Page (Jerry), Bob Hartman (Krystyn), Sue Petracek (Jim), and 14 nieces and nephews.

Born in Chadron, Nanci is the youngest daughter of Bill...

Sep 3, 2022

Carol Ann (Josephine) Palmer was born to Henry and Edna (Stahlecker) Beltcher in Burke, South Dakota on May 2, 1938. Carol passed away on September 3, 2022, at the Bennett County Hospital in Martin, SD.

Carol graduated Provo High School in Igloo, Sd. She married Garald (Beef) Palmer on August 24, 1957, and to this...

Sep 1, 2022

Clifford Emery Lawrence was born June 12, 1923 to emery and Opal Lawrence. He was raised on the family farm northwest of Rushville. He attended school in Rushville and after graduating, he left the United States to serve in World War II as a medic. He was stationed in the Philippines and Okinawa. When the war ended, he watched...

Aug 30, 2022

Kenneth Lyle Korte, 80, died August 30, 2022 at his home in Chadron, NE. Ken is survived by his son Jason Korte (wife Nicole) of Alliance, NE and Hilory Martin (husband Joe) of Bayard, NE, grandchildren Hannah, Madison, Emmerae, Madelyn, Makayla and Wyatt and nephew Aaron Manning. He was preceded in death by his father Clem Korte, his mother...